Police Take Down Tour de France Sprinters
Remember the time the crowd-control police officer at the Tour de France, who was taking a photo, took out a bunch of sprinters? https://youtu.be/_h5k1Zu9O4k
Category: Mountain Biking
The Simple E-Bike Hack For Beating Glacier National Park’s Tourism Hoards
Ashley Harrell of the SFGATE penned an awesome article explaining a simple hack for dodging the reservation system and escaping the crowds at Glacier National Park. The hack? Rent an e-bike. The article goes into great…
How I Killed Mountain Biking And How You Can Save It – UPDATED
Forgive me, for I knew not what I'd done. I thought I was helping friends and strangers find great places to ride mountain bikes. How was I to know I was killing the sport at…
The Invisible Bike – Not Seeing Is Believing
It requires a lot of imagination to take a traditional bicycle design and turn it on its head. Austin, Texas, artist Jimmy Kueknle did just that with his invisible bike. It may not be practical, comfortable…
Help Find Missing Motorcyclist, John Mario Fuegos – UPDATED
UPDATED January 6, 2022: John Mario Fuego's body has been recovered. You can read the follow-up story by clicking here. Thank you to all the Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels readers who kept an eye…
On A Bicycle Built For Two
I should have purchased a Mark Ryden painting (and Apple stock) twenty years ago when I could still afford one. It is not that I’m destitute now. Mark's artwork is simply priced out of my…
The Inherent Problem With Press Junkets
I’ve always believed that “press introductions” or “press junkets” are a horrible idea for both the companies promoting a product and the consumers planning to buy it. Watching the Adventure Rider Baldy Review of the Harley-Davidson…
Les Claypool Spotted On KCAL 9 News
Was watching a KCAL 9 News report on an illegally-run junkyard in Granada Hills, California, when a neighbor identified as Les Claypool was interviewed (no, he is not the guy running the illegal junkyard). Les…
The Grave Of Mary Morris
While riding in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, I happened upon the lonely grave of Mary Morris. Researching the history of Mary, I was moved and inspired to try my hand at a poem in…
Masks Are The New Cigarette Butts
Cigarette butts drive me crazy. My eyesight may be blurry, but I can spot a cigarette butt while riding along a beautiful singletrack or while hiking or when setting up a campsite. My brain is…